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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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